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Parliament

MPs disturbed by water ownership
Article
/ 9 September 2015

MPs disturbed by water ownership

MPs were left wondering who owns SA’s dams when the water department revealed that it owns only 320 of the country’s more than 5000 registered dams.

By Thulani Gqirana
DA’s bid to impeach Zuma fails
Article
/ 2 September 2015

DA’s bid to impeach Zuma fails

The DA’s bid to impeach President Jacob Zuma over the government’s handling of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir’s visit to the country has failed.

By Thulani Gqirana
Ministers unprepared for parliamentary Q&A sessions
Article
/ 26 August 2015

Ministers unprepared for parliamentary Q&A sessions

Opposition MPs have accused the executive of giving mediocre answers and not being able to answer yes-no questions or provide timelines and figures.

By Thulani Gqirana
DA ‘ignorant’ to criticise parly programme – ANC
Article
/ 24 August 2015

DA ‘ignorant’ to criticise parly programme – ANC

The ANC has slammed the Democratic Alliance’s criticism of this week’s parliamentary programme as "dishonesty and cheap propaganda".

By Staff Reporter
EFF politicises even parliamentary condolences
Article
/ 20 August 2015

EFF politicises even parliamentary condolences

Parties agree the EFF has turned apolitical messages of condolence and praise from Parliament into political tools and need a rule to govern motions.

By Thulani Gqirana
DA threatens court action against Parliament
Article
/ 13 August 2015

DA threatens court action against Parliament

The Democratic Alliance has threatened to take Parliament to court after their bid for a debate on a motion of impeachment against Zuma failed.

By Thulani Gqirana
Nkandla: Is Zuma finally off the hook?
Article
/ 13 August 2015

Nkandla: Is Zuma finally off the hook?

While a new cast of characters have the painful task of figuring out how to further secure Zuma’s rural home, the heat is off the president – for now.

By Phillip De Wet
DA: Zuma does ‘double-step’ to avoid blame for Marikana
Article
/ 29 June 2015

DA: Zuma does ‘double-step’ to avoid blame for Marikana

Jacob Zuma "again" craftily dodged accountability and oversight debate in the National Assembly, say leaders of the DA.

By Bongani Nkosi
Editorial: SA’s democracy is under attack
Article
/ 25 June 2015

Editorial: SA’s democracy is under attack

The pernicious claim is that because Parliament is elected any move to question its actions represents an undemocratic subversion of the popular will.

By Editorial
MPs lose patience with parliamentary disruptions
Article
/ 24 June 2015

MPs lose patience with parliamentary disruptions

Parties have had enough of the disruptions in Parliament and want a quick solution to deal with disturbances, but the EFF says it is being targeted.

By Thulani Gqirana
Zuma went “he, he, he, he”, all the way home
Article
/ 10 June 2015

Zuma went “he, he, he, he”, all the way home

If Zuma was the little piggy in the nursery rhyme, he would laugh all the way to Nkandla. But what does it all mean, asks Haji Mohamed Dawjee.

By Staff Reporter
Zuma not rich enough yet?
Article
/ 5 June 2015

Zuma not rich enough yet?

More than 200 members of Parliament decided that the president urgently needed a salary raise. It will be backdated to April.

By Thulani Gqirana
State advisors propose no placards be allowed in Parly
Article
/ 29 May 2015

State advisors propose no placards be allowed in Parly

Parliament’s rules sub-committee says rules should apply to prevent MPs from holding up placards, after the EFF staged a silent protest last week.

By Thulani Gqirana
Zuma doesn’t have to pay back a cent – report
Article
/ 29 May 2015

Zuma doesn’t have to pay back a cent – report

Despite the outcry over Jacob Zuma’s extensive upgrades to his Nkandla homestead, the police minister has found all upgrades were necessary.

By Thulani Gqirana
ANC welcomes Court dismissal of media’s case against Mbete
Article
/ 28 May 2015

ANC welcomes Court dismissal of media’s case against Mbete

The Western Cape High Court has dismissed the case from a media group against Speaker Baleka Mbete regarding Parliament’s broadcasting policy.

By Staff Reporter
Three tries, three misses – Madam Speaker should be out
Analysis
/ 28 May 2015

Three tries, three misses – Madam Speaker should be out

The court, as in the other two cases lost by the speaker, showed a far greater commitment to free speech than had the speaker.

By Serjeant At The and Bar Author
Parliament: The good, the bad and the fair to middling
Article
/ 28 May 2015

Parliament: The good, the bad and the fair to middling

Our National Assembly is less democracy in action than it is democratic inaction.

By Thulani Gqirana and Qaanitah Hunter
Zuma jokes and mocks his way through speech
Article
/ 27 May 2015

Zuma jokes and mocks his way through speech

The president downplayed demands that he address Nkandla and release the Marikana report during his response to the presidency budget vote debate.

By Thulani Gqirana
Zuma faces verbal onslaught over Marikana report
Article
/ 27 May 2015

Zuma faces verbal onslaught over Marikana report

President Jacob Zuma has been accused by opposition MPs of "cheapening" the lives of those who died at Marikana by refusing to release the report.

By Thulani Gqirana
Zuma ‘schools’ EFF MPs on Nkandla
Article
/ 15 May 2015

Zuma ‘schools’ EFF MPs on Nkandla

Snarky remarks, shouting matches and not so thinly veiled insults dominated President Jacob Zuma’s question and answer session in Parliament.

By Thulani Gqirana
Parliament still debating sexual offences Bill
Article
/ 14 May 2015

Parliament still debating sexual offences Bill

Sticking points, such as the decriminalisation of sex between children aged 12 to 16, have seen the amendment Bill go a month over deadline.

By Thulani Gqirana
Editorial: Sapping our democracy
Article
/ 14 May 2015

Editorial: Sapping our democracy

It’s disconcerting when our Constitution’s founding mothers misconstrue the rationale behind constitutional guarantees of MPs’ freedom of speech.

By Editorial
Removing MPs from Parly ‘inconsistent with Constitution’
Article
/ 12 May 2015

Removing MPs from Parly ‘inconsistent with Constitution’

The Western Cape High Court has ruled that the Powers and Privileges Act is only applicable to non-members of Parliament.

By Emsie Ferreira
Motshekga slammed for sugar-coating education progress
Article
/ 7 May 2015

Motshekga slammed for sugar-coating education progress

Opposition MPs have taken the basic education minister to task in Parliament after she praised the state of South Africa’s "well-resourced" schools.

By Bongani Nkosi
Parliamentarians explore meaning of freedom in SA today
Article
/ 5 May 2015

Parliamentarians explore meaning of freedom in SA today

Twenty-one years after the country’s first democratic elections, some praise the strides made by the ANC and others condemn SA’s gross inequality.

By Qaanitah Hunter
Madonsela needs more budget, ANC won’t have it
Article
/ 30 April 2015

Madonsela needs more budget, ANC won’t have it

The ANC defied any reasoning from Public Protector Thuli Madonsela that her office needed more funding, but the opposition united in her defence.

By Thulani Gqirana
Failure to manage inflow of immigrants cause of violence – MP
Article
/ 29 April 2015

Failure to manage inflow of immigrants cause of violence – MP

The portfolio committee on home affairs has asked difficult questions concerning the messy problem of xenophobia.

By Thulani Gqirana
Dedicated courts to deal with xenophobic attacks
Article
/ 24 April 2015

Dedicated courts to deal with xenophobic attacks

The NPA and other state institutions are working together to speed up the prosecution of perpetrators who commit xenophobic attacks.

By Thulani Gqirana
Parliament takes aim at corporate ‘looting’
Article
/ 22 April 2015

Parliament takes aim at corporate ‘looting’

MPs say transfer pricing, though legal, presents challenges when determining if firms have evaded taxation and they want the practice criminalised.

By Sarah Evans
Signal jamming in Parly must be declared unlawful – media houses
Article
/ 21 April 2015

Signal jamming in Parly must be declared unlawful – media houses

Media houses want the Western Cape High Court to declare it was unlawful to use a signal jamming device during the Sona in February.

By Jenna Etheridge
Parly won’t approve SAPS budget, condemns Phiyega’s ‘disrespect’
Article
/ 16 April 2015

Parly won’t approve SAPS budget, condemns Phiyega’s ‘disrespect’

The dramatic events in Parliament over the past two days have put Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega’s position under severe pressure.

By Craig Oosthuizen
Rhodes has fallen, but how long until Zuma falls?
Article
/ 15 April 2015

Rhodes has fallen, but how long until Zuma falls?

Our president doesn’t deserve even an ugly or poorly made statue, but he does deserve to fall, like the statue of Cecil John Rhodes did.

By Staff Reporter
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